[HN Gopher] Aristotle's Lost Book on Magic (2018) ___________________________________________________________________ Aristotle's Lost Book on Magic (2018) Author : benbreen Score : 27 points Date : 2020-07-22 03:16 UTC (19 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.ancientmedicine.org) (TXT) w3m dump (www.ancientmedicine.org) | wahern wrote: | > It seems to me as if all these testimonies could be referring | to a discussion of wise philosopher kings [EDIT: e.g. Persian | Zoroastrian kings] who are able to predict the future through | their understanding of the heavens and the science of nature. | | Makes me wonder if that is the particular sort of "philosopher | king" Plato had in mind, rather than a more general smart guy | with the final say-so. The former would resonate, at least a | little more, with modern desires to apply empirical methods to | sociological and political problems. | simonebrunozzi wrote: | > The title either refers to the art practised by the Magi (the | Zoroastrian priests from Persia), or it refers to the fact that | the discussion is a discussion about the Magi | | In Aristotle's time, Magic / Magi refers mostly to priests and/or | healers, not the "sorcerers" that we might have in mind today. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-07-22 23:00 UTC)